Video: Eric S. Lander on “Secrets of the Human Genome”

Video: Field Biology in Costa Rica

Students enrolled in “Seminar in Tropical Biology” took an Interterm field trip to Costa Rica, where they studied the biota of terrestrial habitat types and the invertebrates of the rocky intertidal zone.

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Meet Our Faculty

Close collaboration between faculty and students is a hallmark of Biology at Amherst. We have a long tradition of active faculty research and student participation in this research. Meet the entire department.